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DA7 5LR

West Heath · Bexley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bexleyheath
Ward
West Heath
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Postcode district
DA7
Postcode sector
DA7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA7 5LZ 45 m
DA7 5LS 82 m
DA7 5LY 89 m
DA7 5LP 94 m
DA7 5LU 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA7 5LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA7
Postcode sector
DA7 5
Latitude
51.476462
Longitude
0.138933
British National Grid easting
548,637
British National Grid northing
177,447

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bexley · E09000004
Electoral ward
West Heath · E05011233
Parish or community
E43000194
Westminster constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford · E14001089
Output area
E00002065
Lower layer super output area
Bexley 009D · E01000421
Middle layer super output area
Bexley 009 · E02000073

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Whitfield Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5LR 6 June 2014 £345,000
6, Whitfield Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5LR 31 August 2007 £300,000
2, Whitfield Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5LR 15 September 2003 £271,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
75
Secondary
17

  1. Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    465 m

  2. Bedonwell Junior School

    Academy converter

    465 m

  3. Break Through School

    Other independent school

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,516
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 892
  • Anti social behaviour 356
  • Shoplifting 244
  • Vehicle crime 208
  • Other theft 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
DA7 5 residents
11,439

Age bands in DA7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,982 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,282 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,686 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

3,349 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,985 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

28

within 5 km

  • DR DAVIES & PARTNER

    55 LITTLE HEATH ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5HL

    ODS code G83033

    467 m

  • BEXLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    171 KING HAROLDS WAY, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5RB

    ODS code G83053

    776 m

  • BELVEDERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 ALBERT ROAD, BELVEDERE, DA17 5LQ

    ODS code G83052

    778 m

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    1.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    2.2 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

    2.4 km

  • LAKESIDE MEDICAL

    LAKESIDE HEALTH CENTRE, YARNTON WAY, LONDON, SE2 9LH

    ODS code G83018

    2.5 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    2.5 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    2.6 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    2.8 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    2.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    ERITH HEALTH CENTRE, 50 PIER ROAD, ERITH, DA8 1RQ

    ODS code G83630

    2.9 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    3.2 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    3.3 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    3.3 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    3.4 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    3.4 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    3.5 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

    156 BRIDGE ROAD, SLADE GREEN, ERITH, DA8 2HS

    ODS code G83062

    3.6 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Pantiles

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • The Pantiles

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Lenham Road (DA7)

    BCT · West Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Lenham Road (DA7)

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Winchelsea Avenue

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bexley 009D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,634 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

111 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 17 secondary schools. Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,516 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 892 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.